2019 Alaska Aces season
Basketball team season
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The 2019 Alaska Aces season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
HeadcoachAlex Compton (resigned on August 22)
Jeffrey Cariaso
Jeffrey Cariaso
General managerDickie Bachmann
Record4–7
(36.4%)
(36.4%)
| 2019 Alaska Aces season | |
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| Head coach | Alex Compton (resigned on August 22) Jeffrey Cariaso |
| General manager | Dickie Bachmann |
| Owner | Alaska Milk Corporation |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 4–7 (36.4%) |
| Place | 8th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 4–7 (36.4%) |
| Place | 8th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinalists (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 5–6 (45.5%) |
| Place | 7th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
| Alaska Aces seasons | |
Key dates
2018
- December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
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| 1 | 9 | MJ Ayaay | G/F | Zark's Jawbreakers - LPU | Lyceum | |
| 2 | 17 | Gideon Babilonia | C | Marinerong Pilipino | Ateneo |
Roster
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- a also serves as Alaska's board governor.
Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
| 7 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 5 | |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 5 | |
| 10 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 5 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Game log
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Phoenix | 91 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Alaska | 76 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Phoenix | 1 | |||||||||||
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| 5 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | TNT | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 6 | Magnolia | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 91 | |||||||||||
| 7 | NorthPort | 85 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | |||||||||||
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| 6 | Magnolia | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
Game log
| 2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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8th seed playoff: 1–0
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Quarterfinals: 0–1
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Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | TNT KaTropa | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | |
| 3 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 3 | |
| 5 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | |
| 7 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 6 | |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 6 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 6 | |
| 11 | Columbian Dyip | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Game log
| 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 2–2
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June
: 2–3
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July
: 0–2
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 72 | 104 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Alaska | 108 | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Magnolia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 2 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | NorthPort | 84 | 88 | |||||||||||
| 7 | San Miguel | 98 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 7 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Blackwater | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
Game log
| 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 1–1
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Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 8 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 4 | |
| 10 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 4 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]>
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]>
Notes:
Game log
| 2019 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September: 0–3
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October: 2–3
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November: 3–0
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | NLEX | 90 | 123 | |||||||||||
| 8 | NorthPort | 115 | 126*** | |||||||||||
| 8 | NorthPort | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Meralco | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Alaska | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Meralco | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TNT | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TNT | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Magnolia | 97 | ||||||||||||
***Game went into triple overtime